Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple

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Simple username changes

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This page hosts simple requests for a username change across the Wikimedia network. Requests are processed by stewards and global renamers.

Instructions

Read Wikipedia:Changing username carefully. You must be aware of and understand all the implications of changing your username. Specifically:
- Your name will be changed to the new one in the page history of every page you've edited, and in all log entries.
- Your user pages, account preferences, and edits will be moved to the new name. Please do not create a new account or attempt to move them yourself.
- Links left by your previous signatures will still point to the old userpage; however, a redirect will be created pointing to your new userpage.
- Understand that using your real name as your username may put you at risk of harassment.
Read the username policy and ensure your new name does not violate it. Usernames must not:
- be inappropriate, profane, or offensive
- contain libelous, contentious, or non-public information
- be misleading by impersonating other users or implying that you have authority
- be the name of a company, organization, group; or imply that the account is shared with multiple people
- contain emoji, emoticons, or non-language symbols
- contain the # < > [ ] | { } / @ : = characters, among other restrictions
Check that your new username is not already in use by searching for it on Special:CentralAuth. If the name is registered, even on another Wikimedia project, it is taken.
If the target name hasn't made any edits to any Wikimedia project, you may request usurpation at meta:Steward requests/Username changes.
Log in with your current username. Requests will not be approved if the requester is not logged in.
Place your request here.
- Add your desired username after NEW=.
- Add a reason for the change after REASON=. Requests without a valid reason will not be approved.
- Do not change anything else.
Select Publish changes.
Check back on this page periodically to answer any inquiries regarding your request. Consider watching the page so you can monitor updates. Requests may be closed if there are unresolved queries.

Requests that do not follow these instructions or that are grossly malformed are subject to removal.

Frakkam →

Current name: Frakkam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Newname (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 12:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: Frakkam (talk) 12:34, 2 December 2015 (UTC)I Kabuye Frank here by request for the change of my user name to Kigongo Frank. this is because am not comfortable with the original user name.[reply]

Robot clerk note: The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. However, as this requested account has made no edits, it meets the criteria for being usurped; if you wish to usurp it, please read and follow the process at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations. If you do not wish to usurp the username, please choose another name to be renamed to. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 12:40, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note:Dear Frakkam, please log in as "Kabuye Frank" and reply here so we know you own that account. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 17:32, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not done No response. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:39, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pamela Jagne → P Jagne

Current name: Pamela Jagne (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: P Jagne (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 07:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: By mistakenly written Pamela Jagne (talk) 07:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 08:00, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: Judging by your userpage, you may have misunderstood what Wikipedia is about. It is not a place to write about yourself (like Facebook or LinkedIn) but is an online encyclopedia where people write about other topics. We have strict rules about conflicts of interest which preclude writing about yourself. Are you aware of these policies? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 12:34, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Neil Breen → Spooderman

Current name: Neil Breen (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Spooderman (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 16:21, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: Old username was a celebratity name Neil Breen (talk) 16:21, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: I have detected the following problems:

The requested username is already registered; see Special:Listusers. Please choose another name that does not appear on that list.
There is already a global account registered for Spooderman.—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 16:30, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The requested username is already registered, see Special:CentralAuth/Spooderman. Please pick a new name. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WhiteStag → Archdrake

Current name: WhiteStag (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Archdrake (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 09:50, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: The Archdrake is a trademark of my pseudonym and almost used every where, although it refers to Dark Souls video game franchise. WhiteStag (talk) 09:50, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robot clerk note: No problems found—^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 10:00, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The requested username is too similar to an existing username: ArchDrake. Please pick another name. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 11:48, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pcairic → pcairic

Current name: Pcairic (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Pcairic (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 23:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: lower case please pcairic (talk) 23:49, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: The requested username is the same as your current name, aside from the first letter being in lowercase. Due to technical limitations, usernames must start with an uppercase letter. However, you may use the template {{lowercase title}} on your user and user talk pages, and change your signature to reflect your preference. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:36, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blainegarrett~enwiki → blainegarrett

Current name: Blainegarrett~enwiki (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Blainegarrett (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 01:00, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:Blainegarrett is my wikibooks profile that I assume caused the name collision, but I am unable to login into wikipedia as that user now with the blainegarrett~enwiki is my re-aassigned name. Is it possible to combine these accounts? If not, can my wikipedia user simply be renamed to blainegarrett to preserve external links and history? Thank you. Blainegarrett~enwiki (talk) 01:00, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renamer note: Sorry, it is not possible to merge user accounts at this time. You may try asking at m:SRUC to see what they can do, although I can't guarantee anything. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 03:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sdiwakar → shaond

Current name: Sdiwakar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Shaond (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 05:18, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: Consolidation of usernames for my identity shaond (talk) 05:18, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Steinsplitter (talk) 11:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rdpapapid → 2015-08033

Current name: Rdpapapid (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: 2015-08033 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 14:24, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: The current username I have is too close to my real name. However, I have already made a contribution and for privacy reasons I'd very much prefer to use the new username I listed above and not the one I made the msitake of starting with. Rdpapapid (talk) 14:24, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:47, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ianagutierrez → statecraft76

Current name: Ianagutierrez (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: Statecraft76 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 23:14, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: current name is real name Ianagutierrez (talk) 23:14, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

T.R.Syntax → TRSyntax

Current name: T.R.Syntax (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google) (notify user)
Requested name: TRSyntax (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)
Previous renames: current user, target user, Queue: open req, closed req
AntiSpoof: antispoof check
For global renamer: rename user
Datestamp: 00:42, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Reason: to match my other profiles around the worlds wide web T.R.Syntax (talk) 00:42, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]